FFWMOB ALC003-150345- /O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0062.091215T0042Z-091215T0345Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 642 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHERN BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BAY MINETTE... * UNTIL 945 PM CST * AT 638 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT AS MUCH AS 6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ALONG THE INTERSTATE 65 CORRIDOR IN BALDWIN COUNTY. THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLOODING ALONG AND IN THE VICINITY OF INTERSTATE 65. AS MORE HEAVY RAIN MOVES ACROSS THE COUNTY... THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL BE HIGH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO VAUGHN... TENSAW...STOCKTON...REDTOWN...RABUN...PHILLIPSVILLE...PERDIDO... LOTTIE...LITTLE RIVER...LATHAM...I65 AND CR 47...I65 AND AL 59... I65 AND AL 287...I65 AND AL 225...DYAS...CARNEY AND BLACKSHER. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE AT AREA CODE 2 5 1...AND THEN 6 3 3 6 4 4 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...AND THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT. LAT...LON 3081 8800 3084 8795 3089 8799 3095 8793 3098 8797 3116 8795 3122 8787 3121 8785 3124 8786 3124 8784 3126 8785 3128 8779 3130 8779 3130 8771 3123 8761 3101 8761 3099 8759 3087 8763 3084 8760 3079 8795 $$ JFB